During the past few years, metasurfaces have been used to demonstrate optical elements
and systems with capabilities that surpass those of conventional diffractive optics. Here, we …

Metasurfaces have become a rapidly growing field of research in recent years due to their
exceptional abilities in light manipulation and versatility in ultrathin optical applications. They …

Vector vortex beams (VVBs) possess ubiquitous applications from particle trapping to
quantum information. Recently, the bulky optical devices for generating VVBs have been …

The pace of innovations in the field of optical trapping has ramped up in the past couple of
years. The implementation of structured light, leading to groundbreaking inventions such as …

Metasurfaces, artificial 2D structures, have been widely used for the design of various
functionalities in optics. Jones matrix, a 2× 2 matrix with eight parameters, provides the most …

This article reviews recent progress leading to the generation of optical vortex beams. After
introducing the basics of optical vortex beams and their promising applications, we …

Metasurfaces are two-dimensional structures enabling complete control on light amplitude,
phase, and polarization. Unlike plasmonic metasurfaces, silicon structures facilitate high …

Despite a plethora of applications ranging from quantum memories to high-resolution
lithography, the current technologies to generate vector vortex beams (VVBs) suffer from …

Vector vortex beams are structured states of light that are nonseparable in their polarisation
and spatial mode, they are eigenmodes of free-space and many fiber systems, and have the …

The emergence of cylindrical vector beam (CVB) multiplexing has opened new avenues for
high-capacity optical communication. Although several configurations have been developed …